[2025] LOA - UKI - Education and Business Partner - South East (East London, Essex & Brighton)

L'oreal Usa; Brighton; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty brand is seeking an Edumercial Business Partner to enhance professional haircare in South East England. The candidate will manage a portfolio of 70+ salons, focusing on business development and education. Responsibilities include winning new business, providing salon support, and improving engagement through digital solutions. This role requires a qualified hairdresser with strong commercial skills, and a passion for the beauty industry, alongside excellent communication abilities.

Benefits

Up to 60% off products

Private medical and dental insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Qualified hairdresser with teaching or coaching experience.
• Strong knowledge of hair colour and passion for the beauty industry.
• Proven ability to drive sales within a salon environment.

Responsibilities

• Win new business and execute brand conquest strategies.
• Conduct business reviews and execute in-salon training.
• Improve salon efficiency using digital tools.

Skills

Qualified Hairdressing Professional

Commercial Acumen

Exceptional Communicator

Colour Expertise

Growth-Oriented

Education

NVQ Level 3 qualification in hairdressing

Job description

Field - Salon Education and Business Partner – South East (East London, Essex & Brighton)

Ready to shape the future of professional haircare across the heart of England? As an Edumercial Business Partner, you’ll combine your passion for transformative education, keen business development expertise, and creative flair to empower salons throughout the South East. This is your chance to make a tangible impact, driving unparalleled growth, forging lasting relationships, and delivering innovative solutions in a dynamic role where no two days are ever the same. If you’re ready to inspire, be inspired, and elevate the professional beauty industry, then we invite you to join our visionary team!

A DAY IN THE LIFE

As an Edumercial Business Partner, you’ll be the driving force behind the growth and success of our prestigious brands within your dedicated territory. You’ll meticulously manage a portfolio of 70+ salons, adeptly blending online and offline strategies to deliver not just exceptional customer experiences, but also outstanding business results.

Here's a glimpse into what your dynamic role will involve:

• Strategic Business Development : Dedicate 50% of your time to actively winning new business, expertly executing brand conquest strategies, and significantly increasing the distribution across your territory.
• Comprehensive Salon Support : Build and execute structured contact strategies, conduct insightful business reviews, and deliver impactful in‑salon training sessions in close partnership with our dedicated Education teams.
• Seamless Digital Integration : Champion and embed blended selling strategies (O+O), promoting and optimising the use of essential digital tools such as L’Oréal Partner Shop, Salon Emotion, and Access to enhance salon efficiency and engagement.
• Inspiring Education & Marketing : Deliver compelling face‑to‑face and digital education sessions, craft engaging promotional activities, and proactively support salons with effective sell‑out strategies to boost their success.
• Data‑Driven Forecasting & Analysis : Accurately forecast turnover, proactively identify potential risks, and rigorously analyse performance data to drive informed decisions and ensure sustained growth.
• Building Lasting Relationships : Act as a proud ambassador for L’Oréal, cultivating strong, collaborative relationships with our salon partners and consistently delivering exceptional customer experiences that foster loyalty and trust.

WHO YOU ARE

You’ll truly thrive in this unique and rewarding role if you embody the following qualities and possess these essential skills:

• Qualified Hairdressing Professional : You hold an NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in hairdressing and possess valuable experience in teaching, coaching, or assessing fellow hairdressers.
• Colour Expertise & Industry Passion : You have extensive knowledge of hair colour and a genuine, profound passion for the professional hair industry.
• Commercial Acumen : You demonstrate strong commercial acumen and a proven ability to drive sales and foster growth within a salon environment.
• Exceptional Communicator & Organiser : You possess excellent communication, meticulous planning, and strong organisational skills, enabling you to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Growth‑Oriented & Solutions‑Focused : You approach challenges with a genuine growth mindset, are solutions‑oriented, and demonstrate a robust ability to navigate and manage ambiguity with confidence.
• Full Drive License Essential

WHAT WE OFFER

Our industry‑leading award‑winning benefits package shows how much we value our people. We know they're at the heart of L’Oréal's success, so we offer a fair and competitive package to help you thrive.

Enjoy perks like money‑saving offers, free mortgage advice, share options and an enhanced pension plan. Love our brands? You'll get up to 60% off iconic names like YSL, CeraVe, Armani, Kiehl's and Garnier! Because health matters, we offer private medical and dental insurance, discounted gym memberships, and onsite mental health support. We also provide enhanced family leave for all and up to 4 weeks of paid fertility leave, so you can prioritise what matters most.

Learning is in our DNA at L'Oréal. We'll help you master your role, build skills, and access top‑notch leadership programs and monthly expert talks. And there's lots more too!

WHO WE ARE

L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €29 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet. Experience the excitement of agility to shape the future of beauty; where diversity and purpose come together to create meaningful impact.

Professional Products Division

In the Professional Products Division, our mission is to be the partner of choice for the professional hair industry. Inspiring stylists and creating desirability amongst consumers with meaningful brands. We’re the founding Division for the L’Oréal group, with a rich history over 110 years. The 8‑brand portfolio includes the likes of L’Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Redken and Matrix and the division is universally known for exclusively supplying salons and other professional customers with the most advanced technologies in hair and beauty products.

HOW WE RECRUIT

At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference – different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long‑term condition who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. You can let us know if you would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme within your application.